I recently found out about
a study that was done
that ranked my city as
the 3rd most miserable city
in the entire United States.
it drew on the Gallup-Healthways
well-being index for its data.
(whatever that is)
it used statistics from
crime
poverty
education
mental and
physical health.
in the Gallup survey,
my fine city’s residents
were more likely to say
that they were
sad
angry
worried or
depressed
than those in most any other area.
for multiple years in the past,
my city has had one of the highest
crime rates per capita in America.
one year even being called the
‘murder capital of the country’
with the population taken into account.
my city was ranked
as one of the worst
in the nation
for both
emotional and
physical health.
well it’s good to know
I’m not alone,
that I’m just a product
of my downtrodden and
forlorn environment.
thank you Gallup,
for your reassurance…
Gloomy Forebodings 